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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$46.02
Entry wage$28.12
10th percentile wage$19.43
50th percentile wage$46.05
90th percentile wage$70.83
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing2062.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing20$54.69
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$46.05 $40.59 $5.46
2017$45.66+.8%$40.25+.8%$5.41
2016$44.61+2.4%$39.32+2.4%$5.29
2015$43.91+1.6%$38.70+1.6%$5.21
2014$43.07+2.0%$37.96+2.0%$5.11
2013$42.26+1.9%$37.25+1.9%$5.01
2012$41.46+1.9%$36.54+1.9%$4.92
2011$40.65+2.0%$35.83+2.0%$4.82
2010$40.02+1.6%$35.27+1.6%$4.74
2009$39.32+1.8%$34.65+1.8%$4.66
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$46.05 $19.06 $26.99
2017$45.66+.8%$18.86+1.1%$26.81
2016$44.61+2.4%$18.35+2.8%$26.26
2015$43.91+1.6%$17.93+2.3%$25.98
2014$43.07+2.0%$17.56+2.1%$25.51
2013$42.26+1.9%$17.18+2.2%$25.08
2012$41.46+1.9%$16.84+2.1%$24.62
2011$40.65+2.0%$16.55+1.7%$24.10
2010$40.02+1.6%$16.29+1.6%$23.73
2009$39.32+1.8%$16.01+1.7%$23.30
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-NL$54.01 
New Haven$48.96290
Waterbury$46.0530
Danbury$41.17 
Bridgeport-Stam.$39.95190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$39.09530
New Haven$48.96290
Bridgeport-Stam.$39.95190
Waterbury$46.0530
Danbury$41.17 
Wages in other areas
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